I'm in love. Or well, I'm in Yarn to be more precize. Because Yarn, is a brand new book-a-zine by Dutch yarn brand Scheepjes and my work and designs are featured in the magazine. We've been working on it for quite some time, but now it's in shops I can't be happier. Yarn, the sea issue went on sale this week and I'd love you to take a look and I'm telling you all about it today.

Maybe you think 'Ah, another knitting and crochet magazine', but that's selling it short really. As this magazine has lovely think paper and it bound, not stapled. So, it's actually more a book than a magazine. It's something you can keep and collect even, if you like.

When I was approached to work along on Yarn, it was like a dream come true. I have been working as a magazine journalist for years, and crochet has been my favorite hobby for ages. So to combine these two big loves, that was something completely new for me. The editors, designers, stylists and photographers were all incredibly professional and you can see from the amazing styling of the book-a-zine that this really paid off.
En je kunt dus drie patronen van mij in Yarn vinden. Meteen als je de kaft omslaat, die je een paar dames lopen met mooie gehaakte tassen... mijn patroon! Ik maakte 3 dezelfde tassen in fijne zeekleuren. Hele stevige en fijne tassen voor de zomer. En ik maakte 2 verschillende sjaals: één haakpatroon én een breipatroon (jaja, breien... ik!), het model dat de sjaals showt heeft rood haar, net als ik, geweldig vind ik dat. En ik schreef ook nog een artikel, gewoon weer eens even de journalist uithangen. Benieuwd of jullie het kunnen vinden...

And you can find three patterns of mine in Yarn. Once you flip the cover you see two lovely ladies walking in the Dutch dunes carrying bags. My bags! Well, my crochet pattern for the bags, that is. I've made three bags using my same pattern, in lovely faded sea colors. I've also design two long skinny scarves, a crochet pattern and a knitting pattern (yes, knitting... me!). The model showing off the scarves is a rdhead, just like me and I think that's just very cool. Also, I've written a background feature for this magazine, being a 'normal' journalist. Let's see if you can find out which article I've written.
Maar er staan nog meer geweldige haakpatronen en breipatronen in Yarn. De gehaakte octopus van Crafty Queens is echt geweldig en ook de trui met open rug van Annelies Baes laat mijn hart sneller slaan. En wat te denken van een deken van Atty, een ripple stitch kussen en nog veel, véél meer.

But Yarn has many goodies. In the back there's a flap with all the crochet and knitting abreviations used in the book-a-zine, so when you open up the fla, you have all the info and hand, no matter which pattern from the book you're making. In the back there are also pages to make notes and to make a moodboard. On the pic below you see all the extras, click on the picture for a larger example.

Alright, important info now. Where to buy the magazine? Most foreign retailers selling Scheepjes will probably stock Yarn magazine. You can buy Yarn, the sea issue at Woolwarehouse (with international shipping) and Paradise Fibres, as far as I know. But check your local Scheepjes retailer. Well, anyway... I hope you'll like it!